KRUMMHOLZ

Meaning of KRUMMHOLZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkru̇m-ˌhōlts ]

noun

( plural krummholz )

Etymology: German, from krumm crooked + Holz wood

Date: 1903

: stunted forest characteristic of timberline

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

KRUMMHOLZ — noun (plural ~) Etymology: German, from krumm crooked + Holz wood Date: 1903 stunted forest characteristic of timberline
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KRUMMHOLZ — ˈkru̇mˌhōlts noun ( plural krummholz ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: German, from krumm crooked (from Old High German krumb, krump …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KRUMMHOLZ — /kroom"hohlts/ , n. , pl. krummholz . a forest of stunted trees near the timber line on a mountain. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KRUMMHOLZ — [ 'krʌmhɒlts ] ■ noun stunted wind-blown trees growing near the tree line on mountains. Origin early 20th cent.: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KRUMMHOLZ — [krumm.holz] n, pl krummholz [G, fr. krumm crooked + Holz wood] (1903): stunted forest characteristic of timberline
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KRUMMHOLZ — n. Pronunciation: ' kru ̇ m- ˌ h ō lts Function: noun Inflected Form: plural krummholz Etymology: German, from krumm …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ELFIN WOODLAND — noun : stunted forest growing at higher elevation in warm moist regions and characterized by gnarled stumpy trees heavily burdened …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELFINWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : krummholz
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DWARF FOREST — noun : a low usually deciduous forest — compare chaparral , krummholz
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELFINWOOD — /el"fin wood'/ , n. krummholz. [ 1900-05; ELFIN + WOOD 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELFIN WOODLAND — stunted forest at high elevations in warm, moist areas. Its low, gnarled trees are heavily draped with air plants, and …
Britannica English vocabulary

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